Alvin Kamara on the way out from New Orleans?

According to reports, the New Orleans Saints are open to trading dynamic running back Alvin Kamara.

The situation in New Orleans was interesting when reports surfaced that Alvin Kamara was absent from practice. Now things are getting just a bit more interesting in New Orleans. The Saints are open to trading Alvin Kamara according to Josina Anderson.

I'm told the Saints are open to trading RB Alvin Kamara, per source.
— JosinaAnderson (@JosinaAnderson) September 1, 2020

Ian Rapoport would add that a trade has not been requested by Kamara or his agent.

Spoke to #Saints RB Alvin Kamara and his agent and neither has asked for or demanded a trade. As of today, they thought they were actively negotiating and making progress on an extension. Kamara has never threatened to hold out and has been in the building every day.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 1, 2020

What this appears to be coming down to is money. Kamara is going to need a new contract and there is a certain number the Saints are willing to pay him.

On the Alvin Kamara situation with the #Saints, I'm told that right now, the team is comfortable making him a top 5 paid RB ($12+ mil per season). But Kamara's number is pushing more toward the #Panthers' Christian McCaffrey extension ($16+ mil per). That's a pretty wide chasm.
— Charles Robinson (@CharlesRobinson) September 1, 2020

Now it would be crazy for a team like New Orleans to trade Alvin Kamara when they only have so much time left with Drew Brees. Having the full compliment of weapons available to Brees is the best way to maximize their limited time left. While handing Kamara a large contract is not necessarily the best idea, there has to be some sort of middle ground that the two sides can agree upon.

InAlvin Kamara, New Orleans Saints

According to reports, the New Orleans Saints are open to trading dynamic running back Alvin Kamara.

Latest